By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 27 June 2006 East Timor's former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri The former East Timor prime minister, Mari Alkatiri, has been summoned by prosecutors for questioning over allegations he formed a hit squad to silence his...
By Scott Stearns Washington 26 July 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he appreciates the sacrifice U.S. troops are making in his country. The prime minister and President Bush had lunch with American soldiers at a base outside the capit...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 26 July 2006 As much of Iraq seeks security and stability, the Kurdistan Region in the north has enjoyed relative peace and growing prosperity. Since 1999, a young, charismatic politician from a prominent Kurdish fami...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 16 July 2006 Israeli air strikes in Lebanon killed at least 32 people on Saturday, and residents in the heavily targeted south were trying desperately to flee. The Lebanese prime minister declared his country a disaster...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 10 July 2006 East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta gestures as he speaks during a press conference after his swearing in ceremony in Dili, East Timor, Monday, July 10, 2006 East Timor's newly appointed interim pri...
By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 02 July 2006 Somalia's interim prime minister has categorically denied reports that Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia, or the town of Baidoa, where the country's fledgling government is based. VOA Correspondent Alis...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 27 May 2006 East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has said the violence engulfing the capital, Dili, is part of a coup plot to unseat him. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri As ethnic fighting raged across Dil...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 25 May 2006 Indian PM Manmohan Singh addresses a press conference in Srinagar, India, Thursday, May 25, 2006 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has wrapped up two days of roundtable discussions on the Kashmir conflict...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 24 May 2006 Manmohan Singh Leaders of a key alliance of Kashmiri separatist organizations have refused to join a meeting with the Indian prime minister aimed at ending the...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 24 May 2006 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, and Jammu Kashmir state chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad look on during a conference in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, M...